What to Expect from In-Class
Case Discussions
As you will learn, classroom discussions of cases differ
significantly from lectures. The case method calls for your
instructor to guide the discussion and to solicit alternative
views as a way of encouraging your active participation
when analyzing a case. When alternative views are not
forthcoming, your instructor might take a position just
to challenge you and your peers to respond thoughtfully
as a way of generating still additional alternatives. Often,
instructors will evaluate your work in terms of both the
quantity and the quality of your contributions to in-class
case discussions. The in-class discussions are important
in that you can derive significant benefit by having your
ideas and recommendations examined against those of
your peers and by responding to thoughtful challenges
by other class members and/or the instructor